Hmm. I think in the right situation his team fight abilities are absolutely devastating. People always say that he ruins int mids but if you pick him into a strength or low int hero heavy lineup your ult will fry them; lategame you can easily oneshot a carry like Ursa if you get ahead.
No doubt about that. He's a niche pick and while there's nothing wrong with that i feel people, and pros mostly, value versatility above all else.
My personal opinion is that QoP and BM are the current strongest mids, so let's compare OD to them.
- QoP and BM have wave-clear which allows them to rune control better. OD doesn't.
- QoP as built-in blink and BM tends to go for it as #1 or #2 item. OD doesn't really want a fast blink.
- In regards to the last points, they can also split push better and safer than him.
- OD is the strongest itemless of all 3, meaning his damage output comes directly from his abilities (mainly orb) and not directly from items or right-click.
- His ult can either be the most devastating thing ever or can do nothing. Comparatively QoP's and BM's ult have a known consequence/damage.
- His HP pool isn't that high and is on par with QoP's (if I remember correctly). BM has a massive HP pool.
- QoP can safelane, mid or offlane. BM can mid or offlane. OD can only mid.
- His item progression is more or less always the same, while the others have much more freedom to itemize.
I don't want to say he's bad, because he isn't, but others are much better at what he is best at... That's why I thought about adapting him to other roles.
